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Wanda Wunder Wonders About Peeps

Peeps(tm), those little chick and bunny-shaped candies, are incredibly popular, but Wanda Wunder wants to know:

Wanda Wunder #37

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Classic Quote

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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What I Did Today

Will he like his taco?

Got up, showered, and dressed. It’s important to do this in the right order.

As usual, I did not wake up refreshed. Had a coffee drink.

Went grocery shopping.

Went to exercise class. Getting fit.

Drove home. It was so slow due to huge amounts of traffic and road repair sites that took a major freeway from two lanes to one.

Balanced check book.

Had left overs.

Decided to go back in time to debate philosophy with my man, Plato. However, I speak no ancient Greek and his modern-day English is quite rudimentary. We went to a toga party. Let me tell you, Plato rocks.

We shook hands and went our separate ways. I did give him a taco before I left. That might affect history. I don’t know.

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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Angry Man Rants About Finding Tax Information

Angry Man is truly channeling me this tax season.

Angry Man #30

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Wanda Wunder Wonders About Thoughts

Wanda Wunder #36

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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The Great Latch Hook Project – Part 6

Yesterday was such a busy day. The Earth’s core is filled with nickel. Yes, it is. Well, have you been there? Anyway, Earth’s Core, EC, was fed up with having an inner, no view, cabin on Cruise Ship Earth.

“Four billion years,” it said, “that’s long enough. I want to be on the surface.  I want to see the stars and the Moon. I want to feel the wind brush all over me. I want to see the Folies Bergère. I’m coming out now.”

“Do you mean you’re telling the rest of the world that you’re gay?” I asked.

“I’m not. I’m molten metal. Anyway, I don’t get out much. And speaking of getting out, give me one good reason I shouldn’t bubble to the surface and cover the world,” said EC.

“There wouldn’t be any tacos if you suffocated us all with your metallic self.”

EC sighed. “Ok, but send me some tacos.”

And so, I spent of yesterday drilling a taco tube to EC. EC liked his tacos very much. It says, “Thank you.” The world is again at one with itself.

I am happy to say that I was able to take up latch hooking again today. I have done 4,752 squares out of 8,588. I am up to Charlie Brown’s neck.

Here’s what it looks like:

Latch Hook 3/8/2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary – Today’s Word: Preget

How many times has this happened to you? You make a point of remembering a fact such as an address or your appointment, but forget it a day later. The information was important, that’s why you strained your brain and fretted about not remembering. But once more you forgot. All you did was diminish your self worth.

Why stress yourself?  And this brings us to

TODAY’S AWESOME WORD

Preget

Awesome entry #31

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Pork Medallions

American Entree

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PORK MEDALLIONS

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INGREDIENTS
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1½ pounds pork tenderloin
¼ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon sweet paprika or paprika
¼ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon rosemary
1 garlic clove
1 small onion
1½ tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
⅔ cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons parsley
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SPECIAL UTENSIL
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non-stick skillet or cast-iron frying pan
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Serves 4. Takes 40 minutes.
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PREPARATION
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Cut pork tenderloin into 12 equal slices or medallions. Pat medallions dry with paper towels. Add oregano, sweet paprika, pepper, and rosemary to small mixing bowl. Mix with fork until well blended. Rub onto medallions. Dice garlic and onion.
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Add olive oil and 6 medallions to skillet. Sauté each medallion for 3 minutes at medium-high heat or until golden brown. Remove medallions and set aside. Repeat for 2nd batch of medallions, although cooking times might decrease. Remove these medallions and set aside.
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Keep heat at medium high. Add butter to skillet. Whisk butter and use spoon to remove brown bits. Add garlic and onion. Sauté for 1 minute. Stir frequently. Add broth, stirring gently. Bring to boil. Boil for 1 minute or until sauce thickens. Spoon the juice in the pan over the medallions. Garnish with parsley.
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TIDBITS
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1) The humble aardvark is a mammal that burrows at night. It hails from Africa and is the only living species of the order Tublidentata. I’ll bet you didn’t know that last bit.
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2) On the other hand, a medallion is a large medal or something resembling a large medal such as a wall panel. It can even be some dish that resembles a small medal, such as a pork medallions. Pork medallions can be eaten. Metal medallions cannot. Score one for pork medallions. Aardvarks don’t eat pork medallions. They eat ants. They burrow at night and we have come full circle.
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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Public Service Announcement – Online DMV Tests

Plate tectonics

My friend wanted to take the online DMV test. Her friend said it would be easier than driving to the DMV and taking the written driving test. So she plugged away on her cell phone at home. Off and on. For two days. And got nowhere slowly. The DMV’s test site was glacial when it worked. But mostly the test site stopped her cold, Often and early.

So she thought she’d use the computers at her library. Which was closed today. So we drove for 3o minutes to get to a library that was open. Logging on was a snap on the 13th attempt. She started the test, which stopped. For minutes on end. So. Many. Times. The stock market closed before she finished the test. From pillar to post, the test took her three hours. It took 30 minutes. So in total,  the online test took four hours*, which is officially slower than plate tectonics.

All in all, I have to say, I was unimpressed.

* = You could have six colonoscopies in that time.**

** = To be fair, the online DMV test is discernably more pleasant.

Now you know.

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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Coffee Rub

American Appetizer

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COFFEE RUB

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INGREDIENTS
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2½ tablespoons brown sugar
¼ cup ground coffee
1½ tablespoons garlic powder
1½ tablespoons onion powder
2 tablespoons smoked paprika or paprika
½ tablespoon pepper
2 teaspoons salt.
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Makes ¾ cup. Takes 5 minutes.
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PREPARATION
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Add all ingredients to small mixing bowl. Mix with fork until well blended. Stir in spice jar or airtight container.
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Should keep flavor for up to 6 months when stored in an airtight container. Use 1 table-spoon of coffee rub per pound of meat. Rub this seasoning onto meat before grilling.
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TIDBITS
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1) People often ask me, “Hey Chef Paul, how does your coffee rub compare to the leaning tower of Pisa?” I’m happy to reply.
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2) In multiple travel guide books? Leaning Tower: Yes. Coffee Rub: no.
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3) Can it stay completely upright?: Leaning Tower: No. Coffee Rub: yes.
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4) How long did it take to make it? Leaning Tower: 199 years. Coffee Rub: 5 minutes.
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5) How much does it take to get there or make it? Leaning Tower: $600. Coffee Rub: $1.
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6) Do you need to travel for a day to get there or assemble the ingredients? Leaning Tower: yes. Coffee Rub: no.
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7) Can you create a yummy meal by rubbing it on meat before grilling? Leaning Tower: no. Coffee rub: Yes.
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8) Coffee Rub: 5 – Leaning Tower: 1, a convincing win for Coffee Rub over the Leaning Tower.
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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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